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I came to Washington in March 1977 as an intern for investigative columnist Jack Anderson and stayed. Started covering defense for Bloomberg in late 1997.

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Joined May 2011
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  1. 15 hours ago

    Great tick-tock by our WH team:

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  2. Apr 14

    Lost in the Syria coverage is that DoD made the very rare acknowledgement a submarine launched Tlams- in this case the Virginia-class USS John Warner in the Med fired 6 Tlams; former SASC Chairman n ex-Liz Taylor spouse must be smiling

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  3. Apr 14

    Be aware as you watch this that the chart of planes n ships is only a notional depiction and not an actual breakdown of U.S./UK/French ships/planes/locations; McKenzie told me after briefing: Chief Pentagon Spokesperson Briefs Pentagon Reporters

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  4. Apr 14

    Syria strike -- which DoD officials tell me has no official name - featured 1st combat new of new Extended Range Jassm stealthy missiles; 19 were fired by B-1B bombers. The missiles were just cleared for combat in February

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  5. Apr 13

    DoD has scheduled a 10pm press conference on Syria strikes

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  6. Apr 13

    A second Tomahawk cruise missile-capable-vessel has entered the Med region, Navy says; Joins the USS Donald Cook:

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  7. Apr 13

    Pentagon weapons buyer's take on latest F-35 issue: F-35 Delivery Pause `Well on Way' to Resolution, Lord Says via

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  8. Apr 13

    DoD's Ellen Lord tells reporters that F-35 corrosion issue that lead to dispute over who pays for repairs stemmed from ` `A little bit of sloppiness'' in F-35 production

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  9. Apr 12

    Vice Admiral Paul A. Grosklags, Naval Air Systems Command, head tells HASC panel today: ``Quite honestly,'' the initial F-35 corrosion problem was a ``mistake made by the contractor during production and they should pay for that out of their bottom line, not our top line''

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  10. Apr 12

    Top AF official tells today only 5 F-35 deliveries have been `paused' over contract dispute w over who pays for corrosion corrections; 3 AF/1 Norway/1 Australian F-35; 14 have been accepted in `pause'

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  11. Apr 12

    Must have been fascinating conversation.. martinis and FFRDC..

    I once dated a naval officer who needed an FFRDC study to tell him which way the wind was blowing.
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  12. Apr 12

    HASC panel told today: Bird strikes cost USAF $30m, or $1.7m per 100k flight hours in FY17; ``We continue to address this challenge through many different efforts and have successfully reduced this rate by 50% since FY14,'' Air Force LTG Arnold W. Bunch tells panel

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  13. Apr 12

    Latest on F-35: Mattis Says Pentagon in `Full Court' Press to Cut F-35 Costs via

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  14. Apr 12

    Mattis HASC pushes back on media/alt-right reports DoD has greased Cloud deal for Amazon: ``Despite what you have heard in the media, the contract is not a sole source contract. The initial 2-year contract will follow a fair and open competition;'' Award is Sept

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  15. Apr 12

    Mattis tells HASC DoD in ``full court'' press to reduce F-35 sustainment costs;

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  16. Apr 12

    Mattis says no decision has been made yet to attack Syria: attack ``not yet in the offing''

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  17. Apr 12

    More F-35 news that's most important than hyped delivery pause: JPO just announced the 17yr development phase has officially ended after 9,200 flights, and over 17,000 Mishap-Free flight hours;

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  18. Apr 12

    Mattis in Hasc testimony refers to a ``potential'' decision by President to Syria attack after ``absolutely inexcusable'' possible chemical attack; Mattis says main concern is keeping any attack from ``escalating out of control, if you get my drift''

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  19. Apr 12

    Mattis in HASC text also raises the potential to buy less F-35s/more F/A-18s: ``We will evaluate the performance of both F-35s and F/A-18s to determine the most appropriate mix of aircraft as we move forward''

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  20. Apr 12

    More important than the temporary pause in F-35 deliveries over a contract issue Mattis in HASC text says: ``The F-35 aircraft is performing well, but the contractor is not delivering the affordability that keeps solvency and security as our guideposts''

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